'Lost His Calm': Western Railway Police Chief On RPF Cop Who Shot 4 Dead In Train

Western Railway Police Commissioner says the RPF constable who opened fire inside a train had 'lost his calm'.

Western Railway Police Commissioner has said that the Railway Police Force (RPF) constable who opened fire inside the moving Jaipur Express Train had lost his calm and that there was no argument involved in the entire incident. The Commissioner said that the constable was not feeling well when the incident occurred. Notably, the firing took place in the train after it crossed Palghar Station on Monday. The constable shot one RPF ASI and three other passengers and jumped out of the train near Dahisar Station. Four casualties, including the ASI, have been reported in the firing incident inside the train. The accused has been arrested. DCP North GRP has been informed, Railway Protection Force said.

"He (RPF constable, Chetan Kumar) wasn't feeling well and lost his calm...There was no argument," Western Railway Police Commissioner said.

Meanwhile, the CPRO Western Railway said that the Railways has set up a panel of senior officers to probe the matter. "...The RPF constable has been working with the Railway since 2019. The Government Railway Police (GRP) will conduct an investigation into the matter," Sumit Thakur, CPRO Western Railway said.

The railways has announced ex gratia for the next of kin of deceased ASI Tikaram Meena. Rs 15 lakhs will be given from Railway Surksha Kalyan Nidhi, Rs 20,000 for funeral expenses, Rs 15 lakhs as Death cum Retirement Gratuity and Rs 65,000 as General Insurance Scheme, the Western Railways said.

CPRO Western Railway, said, "An unfortunate incident has been reported today in Mumbai-Jaipur Superfast Express. An RPF constable, Chetan Kumar opened fire on his colleague ASI Tikaram Meena and during the incident, three other passengers were also shot. According to a preliminary investigation, he opened fire using his official weapon. The accused has been arrested. The reason for the firing is not clear yet, we are investigating it."

DRM Western Railway Niraj Verma said, "We received the information that an RPF constable, who was on escort duty, opened fire. Four people were shot, one of them was an RPF ASI. We are providing all medical help and the families have been contacted. Ex-gratia will be given."

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